Opportunity rover spots Mars bedrock in high-res image
NASA's Opportunity rover captured the closest view yet of layered bedrock on Mars near a shallow crater, hinting at possible past water activity. Engineers monitor a 15-watt heater issue as Spirit and Opportunity continue their six-wheeled mission to seek evidence Mars was once wetter and possibly habitable.
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Jurors hear opposite tales in Stewart case
In New York, jurors hear rival depictions of Martha Stewart selling 4000 ImClone shares after a secret tip. Prosecution says she conspired with broker Bacanovic to lie, while defense portrays routine trading and a planned exit if price fell to sixty.
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Girl survives five days in car after wreck kills mother
In Globe Arizona a 3 year old girl Angel Emery rode out five days in a car after a crash that killed her mother Patricia Marie Emery Wade on US 60 near Globe. Angel was airlifted to Maricopa Medical Center with dehydration and frostbite and listed in good condition. Authorities said she survived by eating crackers and staying put.
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Man pleads guilty in high profile kidnapping plot
New Haven AP reports the ringleader in the kidnapping for ransom of Greenwich financier Edward Lampert pleaded guilty. Four men face sentencing April 16 for conspiracy extortion and robbery. Lampert, chair of a major hedge fund, was abducted from his office parking garage last January and released unharmed the next day after being held in a hotel room.
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Director of Minn. lottery director found dead
Hugo Minnesota AP reports George R. Andersen the 53 year old director of the Minnesota State Lottery died Tuesday from a personal safety related wound found outside his home by family. Washington County sheriff’s officials said the wound appeared to be from a knife a note was recovered but details were not released.
Settlement to repay black burial policy customers
In Ohio a settlement funds about 8,000 black customers or descendants who were overcharged by Cincinnati Life Insurance Co through the Inter-Ocean unit from 1947 to 1968. Each will receive at least $100 plus interest to cover the excess burial insurance charges.
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Judge chosen for Peterson trial
A retired 72 year old judge with 22 death penalty trials was selected to preside at Scott Peterson's murder trial in San Francisco. Alfred A. Delucchi was picked by California's chief justice after a replacement was requested by prosecutors. He retired in 1998 after 15 years in Alameda County.
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Cameras barred at Nichols trial in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City AP report says no television or still cameras will be allowed in or near the courtroom for Terry Nichols trial on 161 murder counts. Judge Steven Taylor barred cameras on the courtroom floor and second floor Pittsburg County Courthouse, and prohibited cell phones and laptops in the courtroom.
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